每天三分钟学英语 第249期:Thanks, but no thanks. 到底"谢"还是"不谢"?

 　　情景对话：

　　Walter: Listen, that is just not going to work for me. I'm not interested in that at all...

　　知识点讲解：

　　1、That is just not going to work for me.

　　这不行。

　　【例句一】

　　A: You and Tina should do this together.

　　你和Tina应该一起做这个。

　　B: That is just not going to work for me. We don't really get along.

　　这个不行，我们合不来。

　　【例句二】

　　A: We want to transfer¹ you to the New York branch.

　　我们打算把你调到纽约的分部去。

　　B: That is just not going to work for me. It's like a one-hour commute² from my house.

　　这可不行，我得花一个小时的上班时间

　　2、I'm not interested in that at all.

　　我一点兴趣也没有。

　　【例句一】

　　I'm not interested in that at all. I'm happy with my current³ internet service provider.

　　我一点兴趣也没有。我对现在的网络运营商很满意。

　　【例句二】

　　A: Let's go to Bali.

　　我们去巴厘岛吧。

　　B: I'm not interested in that at all. I don't really like beaches.

　　我一点兴趣也没有。我特别不喜欢海滩。

　　3、I'm afraid I'm not…

　　我不能…

　　【例句一】

　　I'm afraid I can't meet you later. I promised Gavin I'd go to the mall with him.

　　我晚点不能见你了。我答应了Gavin要跟他一起去商场。

　　【例句二】

　　I'm afraid I'm not in town on Friday. I have to fly back to the States.

　　周五的话我可能不在这，我要飞回美国。

　　4、I'm gonna have to pass.

　　算了。

　　【例句一】

　　Thanks for the offer, but I'm gonna have to pass.

　　谢谢你的提议，但还是算了吧。

　　【例句二】

　　Look, I'm gonna have to pass on the deal. I don't think it's worth it.

　　我还是算了吧，我不想接受这个交易。我觉得不值得。

　　5、I'd rather not…

　　我不想…

　　【例句】

　　I'd love to help you with your problem, but I'd rather not get involved.

　　我很愿意帮忙解决你的问题，但我不想参与进去。

　　6、Thanks, but no thanks.

　　谢谢你，但还是不用了。

　　【例句】

　　A: You want to see the movie with us?

　　要不要跟我们一起去看电影啊？

　　B: Thanks, but no thanks. I'm not really interested in superhero movies.

　　谢谢，但还是不用了。我不是特别喜欢那些超级英雄的电影。

1 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

2 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

3 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。